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Thursday, January 22, 2004

The military lawyer assigned to Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate, [prisoner and scapegoat for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], David Hicks has launched one of the most serious attacks yet on the legal process surrounding his client.

Major Michael Mori says the military commission which will hear charges against him "will not provide a full and fair trial".

Appearing before the media for the first time, Major Mori said: "The commission process has been created by those only with a vested interest in conviction."

Major Mori says he intends to continue representing Mr Hicks, despite his concerns about the process.

The military, [alleged], defence team assigned to the Guantanamo Bay detainees, [prisoners], has already filed a brief with the US Supreme Court, criticising the justice process.

Major Mori says a regular court-martial would offer a better prospect of justice for his client.

He says he cannot see any reason Mr Hicks could not be tried in Australia.

Australian [war criminal], Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has previously rejected suggestions that Mr Hicks is facing an unfair and unconstitutional legal process in the US.

"All military commission decisions are reviewed at least three times, first by a review panel of three civilians commissioned as military officers, but they are civilians commissioned as military officers, and at least one of whom must have had judicial experience," Ruddock said last week.

"They then have further opportunities to review with the Secretary of Defence and President before any final decision is taken."

David Hicks's father, Terry, says he is pleased that Major Mori has spoken out.

"The first time I spoke to this gentleman, ... I said to him, 'you are American, you'll probably stick up for the Americans'," Terry Hicks said.

"He said, 'no I won't roll over for anyone', so he's certainly proving that path, which is good."

But Mr Hicks says he is not sure whether Major Mori's comments will help or hinder his son's case.

"We've been saying this right from the word go, that this is what should happen - if David's done anything wrong under Australian law or international law, then he's got to wear it but do so here under due process of law," he said.

"But it looks as though this man's starting to make himself heard, which is good."

Guantanamo detentions slammedA leading human rights group has denounced the United States Government for continuing to hold prisoners without charge two years after it set up the detention, [prison], camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

Vigil: Season's Greetings for David and MamdouhThe objective is to continue to inform the public; and maintain the issue alive. There will be information on both David and Mamdouh to hand out to the general public. There will also be two Season's Greetings cards for the public to sign which will be presented to Alexander Downer - as Parliament will be on recess by then, I will ask the Fair Go for David Group in South Australia to present these to Downer.

US court delivers blow to Guantanamo policyIn a stinging rebuke of the Bush Government, a United States appeals court has ruled the US cannot imprison "enemy combatants," [scapegoats and patsy's for the Coaltion of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], captured in Afghanistan, [held], indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay and deny them access to lawyers.

Lawyers differ on Guantanamo dealThe lawyers for the two Australian men being held, [tortured in solitary confinement], at Guantanamo Bay have had different reactions to the, [war criminal], Federal Government's agreement with the, [war criminal], United States over procedures for any 'military trials'.

US 'political prisoners' demand rule of US lawFOREIGN prisoners, [scapegoats for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], held in Cuba, including Australians David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib, will never have played their legal card until they're freed!

Government should fund 'free Hicks' docoTAXPAYERS have forked out $185,000 for a documentary promoting the release of David Hicks - because the Coalition of the Killing used him as a scapegoat for their illegal and degrading resource war's in the Middle East.

A STRUGGLE ON TWO FRONTS: PRISONS & IMPERIALIST WARAfter a war waged by the U.S. military against Vietnam which took the lives of more than 3 million Vietnamese people and more than 58,000 GIs, the U.S. finally withdrew in 1975. It had suffered its first official major military defeat by a united people struggle led by the Vietnamese, along with a mass U.S. anti-war movement.

Supporters doubt PM's efforts to release Habib, HicksThe supporters of two Australian detainees [prisoners] being held [tortured] by the United States at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba say they draw no comfort from [war criminal], Prime Minister John Howard raising the men's plight with [war criminal], US President George W Bush.

Greens For Freedom of Political PrisonersThe Greens politicians refused to be ejected and attempted to deliver a letter and photograph to the president. But Kerry was literally dragged away and that behaviour in Parliament was worrying.

Red Cross Criticizes Indefinite Detention in Guantanamo BayGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Oct. 9 A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday that the holding of more than 600 detainees [prisoners] here was unacceptable because they were being held for open-ended terms without proper legal process.

Australia: Crean backs war criminalsThe Federal Labor leader, Simon Crean, has tried to head off planned protests by some opposition MPs when the US President addresses Parliament next week.

Guantanamo Bay treatment: LimboFormer federal judges, diplomats, military officials and human rights advocates in the United States have urged the Supreme Court to review the cases of detainees [scapegoats for the Coalition of the Killing's resource wars in the Middle East], being held without charge at Guantanamo Bay in the name of terrorism.

Pilger said White House knew Saddam was no threatAustralian investigative journalist John Pilger says he has evidence the war against Iraq was based on a lie which could cost George W Bush and Tony Blair their jobs and bring Prime Minister John Howard down with them.

Civil Liabilities: Howard's diversity? I had a dream?The war criminal, Prime Minister, John Howard, who only yesterday was claiming he was showing diversity has stepped up pressure on the states to support plans to increase the war criminal, Federal Attorney-General's powers to ban terrorist organisations, [scapegoats and patsies for the Coalition of the Killing's illegal and degrading resource wars in the Middle East.]

Terry Hicks Odyssey for Justice for his Imprisoned SonTerry Hicks, David Hicks father, one of two Australian [scapegoats] held imprisoned [and tortured] at Guantanamo Bay, arrives tomorrow Saturday 20 September in Sydney. He will hold a Press Conference at 2pm at Breakout, 65 Bellevue St. Glebe.

State terror units caused the terror!The level of suspicion and surveillance created by the [US false flag operation and call to arms] Bali bombings, created by [ the Coalition of the Killing and Australian's complicity to go to war on Iraq] means that all Australian's suffer the loss of their human rights, civil rights and their democratic rights, as well as those Australian's who lost their life in Bali.